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1、United States CongressThe United States Congressis the bicameral legislature of the federal governmentof the United States.Congress meets in the Capitol inWashington, D.C.The three basic principlesFederalism The rule of the lawThe separation of powers and Respect for the constitution Political Syste
2、mPolitical Systemthe House of RepresentativeslThe members are elected directly by the voters for a two-year term. lThey must be 25 years old and must have been citizens for seven years.the SenatelThe senator serves a six-year term. l Senators must be at least 30 and must have been American citizens
3、for nine years.The Specific PowersThe Implied PowersPowers of CongressThe Specific PowerslThe rights to collect taxes , regulate foreign and domestic commerce , coin money , declare war, support an army and navy , and establish lower federal courts. lCongress can admit new states to the Union , prop
4、ose amendments to the constitution , collect federal income taxes , and enforce protection and extension of civil right.The Implied Powersl They derive from the right of the Congress to make all laws “necessary and proper “to carry out its specific powers.THE UNITED KINGDOM PARLIAMENTThe Houses of P
5、arliament The United Kingdom is a unitary, not a federal, state. Political TypeBicameralThe House of Lords is made up of the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal. The main function is to bring the wide experience of its members into the process of lawmaking. The House of Common is elected by unive
6、rsal adult suffrage and consists of 651 Members of Parliament. It is in the House of Commons that the ultimate authority.to pass laws to examine government Policy and administrationsto provide, by voting for taxation, the means of carrying on the work of governmentto debate the major issues of the day.The main functions of Parliament 节操化学小组 出品
